Chanel Rouge Coco Vendome

Chanel Rouge Coco lipstick in Vendome #25 ($30) is a pink-red with a very light touch of brown. It has high pigmentation and very nice kick because of the red tones.

There are colors within the Rouge Coco line that are more brown, and another that is brick. Vendome is strong enough to give me a good flattering color for my skin tone. By the way, I wear the shade intensity 1.0 in Chanel foundations, and am slightly warm-toned.

Vendome is named after the historic Place Vendome in Paris. As you can see, it’s roughly a rectangle with cut corners that give it a hexagonal shape:

The Ritz Paris hotel borders the Place Vendome on one side, and during World War II, Coco Chanel lived in an apartment at that hotel. This gave her a beautiful view of the Place Vendome. A back door of the Ritz opens onto the Rue Cambon, where Chanel’s clothing boutique is (and was then) located. The hexagon shape of the Place Vendome has been echoed on the top stopper of Chanel No. 5 perfume bottle, various Chanel watches and other pieces of jewelry.